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  • The Young Vincent Massey

    by Claude Bissell ...
    Series series Heritage
    For Vincent Massey, youth was a period of protest and emerging public fame. He broke with his strong family traditions of Methodist piety and American ties. He became known as a patron of the arts, innovator, politician, and diplomat.This volume begins with his prosperous Victorian childhood and carries through days as a student and wartime officer. He plans Hart House, which becomes a cultural ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • The Imperial Canadian

    by Claude Bissell ...
    Series series Heritage
    Aristocrat, democrat, diplomat, cultural advocate, anglophile, fiercely proud Canadian—Vincent Massey was a complex, sometimes enigmatic figure. This finely crafted portrait of Massey’s middle and later years, drawn extensively from its subject’s diaries and papers, recalls a life of deep commitment to the service of his country and its culture.From 1935 to 1946 he served as Canada’s high ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • Halfway up Parnassus

    A Personal Account of the University of Toronto, 1932-1971

    by Claude Bissell ...
    Series series Heritage
    Halfway up Parnassus is a personal account of the University of Toronto with particular emphasis on the period when Dr. Bissell was its president, from 1958 to 1971. The first half of that period was the flowering of the old, self-confident university, with its established patterns of government, and its untroubled constituents. The second half saw the slow, powerful emergence of a new university, ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

  • Literary History of Canada

    Canadian Literature in English, Volume III (Second Edition)

    Edited by Desmond Pacey, Roy Daniells, Claude Bissell, Alfred Bailey, Northrop Frye, Carl Klinck ...
    Series Book 3 - Heritage
    Hailed as a landmark in Canadian literary scholarship when it was originally published in 1965, the Literary History of Canada is now being reissued, revised and enlarged, in three volumes. This major effort of a large group of scholars working in the field of English-language Canadian literature provides a comprehensive, up-to-date reference work. It has already proven itself invaluable as a ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • University College

    A Portrait, 1853-1953

    Edited by Claude Bissell ...
    Series series Heritage
    For a century University College has had a profound and continuous influence on the cultural development of Canada. The authors of this volume show us University College as a political and educational institution; as a physical structure that has aroused admiration and scholarly curiosity; as the home of a long line of great teachers and scholars, and of a student body diverse in its origins and ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Literary History of Canada

    Canadian Literature in English (Second Edition) Volume I

    Edited by Desmond Pacey, Roy Daniells, Claude Bissell, Alfred Bailey, Northrop Frye, Carl Klinck ...
    Series series Heritage
    Hailed as a landmark in Canadian literary scholarship when it was originally published in 1965, the Literary History of Canada is now being reissued, revised and enlarged, in three volumes. This major effort of a large group of scholars working in the field of English-language Canadian literature provides a comprehensive, up-to-date reference work. It has already proven itself invaluable as a ... Read more

    $48.99 CAD

  • Literary History of Canada

    Canadian Literature in English (Second Edition) Volume II

    Edited by Desmond Pacey, Roy Daniells, Claude Bissell, Alfred Bailey, Northrop Frye, Carl Klinck ...
    Series series Heritage
    Hailed as a landmark in Canadian literary scholarship when it was originally published in 1965, the Literary History of Canada is now being reissued, revised and enlarged, in three volumes. This major effort of a large group of scholars working in the field of English-language Canadian literature provides a comprehensive, up-to-date reference work. It has already proven itself invaluable as a ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Our Living Tradition

    First Series

    Edited by Claude Bissell ...
    Series series Heritage
    In this book, seven distinguished scholars and writers discuss seven leading figures in the history of Canadian letters and public affairs. Frank H. Underhill, historian, describes the tragic career of Edward Blake, one of the ablest men who ever entered Canadian politics. D.G. Creighton, author of the definitive biography of Sir John A. Macdonald, writes of this politician whose solid ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

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  • Earthly Pages

    The Poetry of Don Domanski

    by Don Domanski ...
    Series series Laurier Poetry
    With The Cape Breton Book of the Dead, Don Domanski emerged as a remarkable new voice in Canadian poetry, combining formal conciseness with broad cosmic allusions, constant surprise with brooding atmospherics, and innovative syntax with delicate phrasings. In subsequent collections, Domanski’s poetry has deepened and expanded, with longer lines and more complex structures that journey into the far ... Read more

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  • Parkin

    Canada's Most Famous Forgotten Man

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    George Parkin was born the thirteenth child of an immigrant New Brunswick farmer and died a knight of the realm and perhaps the most famous Canadian in the world.Charismatic, charming, eloquent and dedicated, Parkin devoted his immense energy to two causes. As an orator and journalist, he worked to strengthen the bonds between the English-speaking peoples; as Principal of Upper Canada College and ... Read more

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  • What's a Black Critic to Do II

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    In Whats a Black Critic to Do II, literary critic Donna Bailey Nurse once again gathers together profiles, reviews, interviews, and essays that examine race, culture, and multiculturalism through the lens of literature. This collection, featuring well-known writers such as Lawrence Hill, Afua Cooper, Christopher Paul Curtis, Natasha Trethewey, Toni Morrison, David Chariandy, Joseph Boyden, and ... Read more

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